These
are the postcards related to United Methodism in Lackawanna County PA that are
in the postcard collection at the archives of the Susquehanna Conference of the
United Methodist Church.The Susquehanna
Conference covers 32 counties in central and northeast Pennsylvania.The archives of the Susquehanna Conference
are located at Lycoming College in Williamsport PA.

United
Methodism includes the following denominations, abbreviated as shown.

EA – Evangelical Association

EUB – Evangelical United Brethren Church

EV – Evangelical Church

MC – Methodist Church

ME – Methodist Episcopal Church

MES – Methodist Episcopal Church, South

MP – Methodist Protestant Church

UB – United Brethren Church

UE – United Evangelical Church

UM – United Methodist Church

1922:The EA and UE denominations united to form the EV denomination.

1939:The ME and MES and MP denominations united to form the MC denomination.

1946:The UB and EV denominations united to form the EUB denomination.

1968:The EUB and MC denominations united to form the UM denomination.

In
addition, United Methodism produced the following separate denominations,
created by congregations that left one of the above denominations.Relevant postcards from these denominations
are included in the collection.

EC – Evangelical Congregational Church,
left the UE in 1922

ECNA – Evangelical Church of North America
[now the Evangelical Church], left the EUB in 1968

UBOC – United Brethren Old Constitution
Church, left the UB in 1889

UC – United Christian Church, left the UB
in 1869

Carbondale ME view #1

We have two versions of this view,
the one pictured, and a trimmed one with white space at the bottom

This
building is now Carbondale UM Church.

Carbondale
ME view #2

The
ME church is the one at the right.This
building is now Carbondale UM Church.

Chinchilla MC

This building is now Chinchilla UM
Church.

Clarks Green ME view #1

This building is now Clarks Green UM
Church.

Clarks
Green ME view #2

This
building is now Clarks Green UM Church.

Clarks Summit ME

This building is no longer
standing.The congregation relocated.

Dalton ME view #1

This building has been replaced by a
newer structure.

Dalton ME view #2

This building has been replaced by a
newer structure.

Dunmore ME

This building is now Dunmore UMC.

Moosic
METhis building has been replaced by a
newer structure.

Ransom EV

This building, later Ransom UM
Church, has been sold.

Scranton Asbury ME

This building is now Asbury UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME view #1

This building is now Elm Park UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME view #2

This building is now Elm Park UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME view #3

This building is now Elm Park UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME view #4

This building is now Elm Park UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME view #5

This building is now Elm Park UM
Church.

Scranton Elm Park ME children

This
building is now Elm Park UMC.

Scranton
Elm Park ME interior

This
building is now Elm Park UMC.

Scranton
Myrtle Street ME old site

This
former building was dedicated 12/20/1903 at the corner of Myrtle and Wheeler.

Scranton
Myrtle Street ME new site

This
building was dedicated in 1907 at the corner of Myrtle and Harrison.It has been sold.

Scranton
Providence ME exterior

This
building has been sold and now houses an independent congregation.

Scranton
Providence ME interior

This
building has been sold and now houses an independent congregation.

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Thornhurst ME

This
building on the left is now Thornhurst UMC.The parsonage on the right is
now being rented.